USA Technologies and Five Star Food Service Announce Landmark Deal for Unattended Retail Market with a Five-Year Strategic Agreement

Agreement Includes Nearly 9,000 ePort Interactive Devices,
Positioning Them as a Leader in the Emerging Unattended Retail
Advertising Market

MALVERN, Pa. & CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
USA
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAT) ("USAT"), a payment technology
provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail, today
announced a landmark strategic agreement with Five
Star Food Service, a progressive full-service vending, micro
markets, office refreshment services and corporate dining company that
has grown to one of the largest privately held operators in the United
States. The strategic deployment of USAT's technology across Five Star's
markets is actively leveraging USAT's Premium Services program for rapid
deployment that optimizes operational efficiencies and creates a
tailored cashless payment and engagement program.

"At Five Star Food Service, we pride ourselves on our ability to
recognize the potential in trends like cashless payments and advertising
for the unattended space. We continue to see USAT as a key partner
because of their track record of helping increase the Net Operating
Profit of our operation through analysis of the existing installed
base," said Alan Recher, President and CEO, Five Star Food Service. "We
leverage their thought leadership, knowledge of the industry, and
commitment to identifying opportunities to keep us ahead of the curve
and help us streamline and grow. We are continually impressed by the
support provided, from deployment planning to installation services,
marketing communications, and consumer research. It's a true strategic
partnership."

Both companies share a truly strategic vision, with the closely aligned
goals of delivering a superior customer experience and service through
innovative technologies. In strengthening its partnership with USAT,
Five Star Food Service is committing to connect nearly 9,000 of the
state-of-the-art ePort® Interactive devices to the ePort Connect
service, enabling the company to track the acceptance of cash, credit/debit
cards, and contactless payments, including mobile wallet payments such
as Apple Pay and Android Pay. In addition, Five Star will be able to
leverage all the capabilities provided by the new technology, including
digital advertising, premier loyalty rewards programs and nutritional
information, via the ePort Connect® platform.

More and more often, consumers are looking for easier, better, faster,
service and now, based on consumer demand, operations often require the
ability to provide information about their healthier alternatives.
USAT's ePort Interactive allows Five Star to be more effective and
efficient in customizing best in class health and wellness programs for
their customers. The Interactive devices allow for the promotion of
corporate health and wellness initiatives via advertising campaigns and
provide additional opportunities for consumer education about nutrition
at the point of sale.

"The interactive screens are an important part of our overall digital
strategy," said Greg McCall, senior vice president of Sales and
Marketing, Five Star Foods. "This new technology enables us to take a
retail mindset and apply a retail strategy for vending. Five Star was
quick to replace vending machines with micro markets, but this changes
all that, giving the machines all the benefits of micro markets - from
the display screens to ads - without the added cost. It will allow us to
drive promotions and advertising directly to our consumer base. We
strongly believe that a digital marketing platform in vending will grow
same store sales."

"The unattended and self-serve retail markets are leading the way in
terms of cashless payments, loyalty and convenience," said Stephen P.
Herbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, USA Technologies. "USA
Technologies is committed to helping companies like Five Star Food
Service transition to technology that fully leverages the convergence of
mobile wallets, loyalty and product information. The increasing adoption
of mobile wallet technology provides our customers with many
possibilities for consumer engagement, where there was none before, and,
in turn, has the potential to create additional revenue for operators
and brands alike. We are honored to work with Five Star Food Service on
this flagship project, they are clear leaders in the industry, with a
long track record of charting the future for the industry."

USAT's ePort Connect service is a PCI-compliant suite of cashless
payment and telemetry services specially tailored to fit the needs of
self-serve retail industries. Designed to be a "one-stop shop," services
offered through ePort Connect include wireless and merchant account
setup, simplified processing rates, settlement and reconciliation, 24 x
7 customer service and a host of value-added services including mobile
payment, loyalty programs and integrated payment services for
micro-markets and other POS devices.

About Five Star Food Service

Five Star Food Service, based in Chattanooga, TN, is the Southeast's
premier on-site food and beverage solution provider to employers and
other commercial, institutional, and educational locations. Five Star is
a leader in micro-markets, full-service vending, coffee services,
full-service dining, and catering across Tennessee, Georgia, and
Alabama. Founded in 1993, Five Star Food Service has grown to one of the
largest privately held operators in the United States and is a franchise
of Canteen Vending. For more information visit www.fivestar-food.com.

About USA Technologies:

USA Technologies, Inc. is a premier payment technology service provider
of integrated cashless and mobile transactions in the self-service
retail market. The company also provides a broad line of cashless
acceptance technologies including its NFC-ready ePort® G-series,
ePort® Connect, ePort® Interactive, QuickConnect, an API Web service for
developers, and MORE., a customizable loyalty program. USA
Technologies has 77 United States and foreign patents in force; and has
agreements in place with AMI Entertainment, Apple, Chase Paymentech,
Compass, MasterCard, Verizon, Visa and many others. For more
information, please visit the website at www.usatech.com.

Forward-looking Statements:

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995: All statements other than statements of historical fact
included in this release, including without limitation the business
strategy and the plans and objectives of USAT's management for future
operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this release,
words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend,"
and similar expressions, as they relate to USAT or its management,
identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are
based on the beliefs of USAT's management, as well as assumptions made
by and information currently available to USAT's management. Actual
results could differ materially from those contemplated by the
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including but
not limited to, the ability of USAT to predict future market conditions
and consumer behavior; the possibility that all of the expected benefits
and efficiencies from the use of the ePort Interactive will not be
realized by all vending operators and on all vending machines, or within
the expected time period; whether, and the extent to which digital
marketing platforms would increase sales for its customers. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release
speaks only as of the date of this release. Unless required by law, USAT
does not undertake to release publicly any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances or
to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.